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Pakistan’s ex-minister says government should have consulted all stakeholders on Afghans’ expulsion

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(Last Updated On: December 3, 2023)

Pakistan’s former foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has said that the caretaker government should have consulted all relevant stakeholders on the forced expulsion of Afghan refugees.

In a press conference in Quetta on Saturday, Bhutto-Zardari said that the issue of Afghan refugees is a complicated matter.

He rejected claims that the caretaker government does not have the authority to take such a decision, saying it is the responsibility of every government to enforce laws.

Bhutto-Zardari, however, said that the caretaker government should have engaged civil society, host communities and those that would be affected by the decision.

Pakistan’s caretaker government launched a crackdown on illegal migrants last month, a move that was criticized by rights groups.

Human Rights Watch reported that Pakistani authorities have committed widespread abuses against Afghans to compel their return to Afghanistan. Police and other officials have carried out mass detentions, seized property and livestock, and destroyed identity documents to expel thousands of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.

Islamabad claims Afghan nationals are involved in attacks in Pakistan and expulsion of illegal refugees is a security-related decision.

Bhutto-Zardari said that Afghanistan should “behave like a state, instead of a group” and interact with the world as a state and government to improve its affairs.

“Afghanistan must demonstrate that the enemy of Pakistan is undoubtedly the enemy of Afghanistan,” he said.

The Islamic Emirae of Afghanistan (IEA) has previously rejected allegations against Afghans over security matters.

Referring to the situation in Chaman, where locals have opposed the new visa regime, Bhutto-Zardari said the government should talk with the protestors and find a solution to the problem. “Issue cannot be solved by not giving them media coverage.”

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Three road construction projects launched in Kabul

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(Last Updated On: April 27, 2024)

Three road construction projects worth about one billion Afghanis started in capital Kabul on Saturday.

The projects were inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

The projects are: the second phase of Kotal Khairkhane road, the first part of the Shahid square to Qasaba, and the Airport road to Gumruk.

In the inauguration ceremony, Mullah Baradar said that Kabul municipality is working hard to beautify and regulate the city, and people should cooperate with the government in protecting public benefit projects.

He directed the officials of Kabul municipality to complete the mentioned projects on time and with good quality.

The second phase of Kotel Khairkhaneh road is 2.5 kilometers long and 60 meters wide. Thie road will cost 364 million Afghanis and will be completed in 20 months.

The Shahid square-Qasaba road is 1.8 kilometers long and 45 meters wide, which will be built at a cost of 175 million Afghanis in one year.

The Airport-Gumruk road is 2.7 km long and 60 meters wide, which will be completed at a cost of 407 million Afghanis in 20 months.

The projects are funded by Kabul Municipality.

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Russian defense minister says main threat for SCO countries emanates from Afghanistan

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(Last Updated On: April 27, 2024)

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said on Friday that the main threat for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members emanates from Afghanistan where international terrorist groups find shelter due to unstable and indefinite political situation.

Speaking at a meeting of the SCO defense ministers in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, Shoygu said Washington has stepped up efforts to restore its positions in Central and South Asia that were lost after the withdrawal of coalition troops from Afghanistan, Anadolu Agency reported.

The military chief called “unacceptable” the deployment of the American military infrastructure in the region, arguing that intentions should be regarded as “a direct threat to stability in the SCO space.”

According to him, the US is trying to impose a new security system in the Asia-Pacific region for dominance.

This comes as the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly emphasized that it does not allow anyone to pose threats to any other country from Afghanistan soil.

Recently, Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, Acting Minister of National Defense Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid said that no destructive groups including Daesh have physical presence in Afghanistan,

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IEA calls Mujahideen Victory Day ‘freedom day’

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(Last Updated On: April 27, 2024)

In a statement on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the victory of the Mujahideen against the then communist government, the Islamic Emirate said that it is a day of freedom of the Afghan nation.

The Islamic Emirate described the coup by People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan on 27th April 1978 as a dark day in history, as a result of which the people of Afghanistan suffered severe human and financial losses.

The statement said that the Afghan nation suffered huge casualties in their 14-year struggle against the thoughts and actions of the communists, as 1.5 million people died and millions more faced various hardships.

“After 20 years of Jihad, our country was freed from another occupation and the Islamic system was established, so the Islamic Emirate will make its utmost efforts so that the fruits of decades of sacrifice and struggle of this nation are not wasted,” the statement said.

“It was the wish of the martyrs to fully implement the Islamic system in the country, and therefore, the Islamic Emirate is trying to facilitate development and prosperity under the shadow of the Islamic system in order to realize the goals of the Afghan people’s jihads,” it added.

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